CONFIRMED: NBA Elite 11 Delayed until 2011

[Tomba]

Quote: Originally Posted by Gotmadskillzson

Yeah just scrap the 11 season and put it all towards 12. I just hope no developers get fired over this or demoted. Being in the business world I know when the call comes from the top, crap rolls down hill fast and people on the bottom get scapegoated. The next week or so I wouldn't want to be an EA developer thats for sure. I know they going to have yall in meetings and conference calls non stop. Peace be with you.

this....

[da ThRONe]

Quote: Originally Posted by aholbert32

Plenty of people watch NBA basketball in November. Also they are contractually obligated to release a game in October.

I've heard this before. But if this is true how is it Elite is being pushed back months? Wouldnt this delay be a breach of contract?

[blackngoldfan]

With Elite being delayed, will there be roster updates for Live'10??

[Smokez4DAyz]

A move they had to make. that game is trash. the controls some of you are lauding were horrible. In the heat of battle in a tense possesion in the fourth quarter, you will not get the move you want,. you just wont. Gimmie a break. That alone was a deal breaker. The controls also werent camera relative, if you wanted to play broadcast view, the controls were still based on viewing at baseline low. Putting a shot stick on a dribble stick was as stupid as having two shot buttons all those years. In practice mode it looks and feels refreshing because Mike Breen is telling you how to use the controls, he doesnt show you how to effectively use them in game situations, and in that little demo time on the court, you cant do one thing right in that, not one, its almost laughable. The Cpu would take 3pt shots with the Center if the shot clock was running down. How can anyone say they had fun with the controls? Controlling what? Every dribble move worth doing results in a pump fake and the dribble stops. Shooting a good shot on a shot stick that is very stingy with the green area and you have to hold it for the rise of the jumpshot, gimmie a break. Garbage. No wonder the NBA 2K11 demo is short, the beauty in it is so vast, you don't need more time or more features. Why did EA ask us to create our player and log online, LMAO! In 2K11 everything is authentic, the gameplay is at near perfection, play calling, spacing, position play, star play, stick controls, cpu a.i. I could go on and on. EA Canada should hand over the franchise. EA has got to have other developers in their stable to produce something with more realism, more authenticity. I can't see how anyone who played that demo was gonna buy that game Oct 6. Some of you must have money to waste. Or you don't know what a good title is so you would buy both in hopes that you "get it right and get the one everyone else is playing"...I don't get how you would be ready to buy a title that the company itself admits was a Piece of Crap. They have been doing it to you guys since Live 04. Subpar rehash of last years title with snazzy feature sets on the back cover of the game, LMAO. Synergy DNA doesn't matter. take the shot stick of the damn dribble stick...lol

[TUSS11]

The blog doesn't say it'll be released in 2011. All it said was that it will be delayed.

[convince]

Quote: Originally Posted by Court_vision

The developers were on here two days ago saying how good th gameplay was in USER v USER mode...and how much they believed in the game... So, you can be certain they themselves had no idea this was coming / had nothing to do with the decision. I am guessing the suits at EA got wind of unpublished reviews and saw a tsunami of 4/10 type reviews and realised the long term damage that type of score would do to the series. There's no "wow, well done EA" here.......this is simply damage control.

I completely agree. But honestly the game just had so many flaws to fix. When we kept hearing/video of the other game popping up and no videos or game in had from Elite, I had a feeling a delay was coming. To be honest, I wouldn't be surprise if the Early Jan/Feb officially becomes a official release date for the game until they feel like the quality is up to par to release along side the other. It also wouldn't surprise me that they announce that NBA Jam will be releasing next month via live/psn. There is still a market for that game right now. This decision is good for the long run if the quality of Elite is improved, but for the immediate future they missing a chance to rake in profit from the Free agency hype. But I'm saying it now, to get the game where there is sig shots, crossovers and foot planting, a loss of control will have to be sacrificed. There is no way around this. So for those people that was enjoying the "Killer Crossover" that Bynum had, you may want enjoy the demo why you can.

[Philstat]

Great move on EA to not pass this under-developed game to the fan base. I was actually getting into the demo of late, the game is very rough around the edges though you can every now and then see some great things in the game play. I personally feel they should update Live 10 with DLC NBA 2011 content and put out Elite 12 next season - this would be the best move IMO.

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Quote: Originally Posted by Court_vision

The developers were on here two days ago saying how good th gameplay was in USER v USER mode...and how much they believed in the game... So, you can be certain they themselves had no idea this was coming / had nothing to do with the decision. I am guessing the suits at EA got wind of unpublished reviews and saw a tsunami of 4/10 type reviews and realised the long term damage that type of score would do to the series. There's no "wow, well done EA" here.......this is simply damage control.

So which is more important man... low score reviews or sales? Live 10 had some nice reviews out there.... the highest of the series